Welcome to Brookside ...

The town of Brookside is located in Fremont County<1>.

The location of Brookside has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brookside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

The town was incorporated in 1913.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brookside has a population of 261 people<3> (see below for details).

Brookside is 5,370 feet [1,637 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Brookside is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Brookside lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brookside is located in the (719) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brookside had an population of 261 people. This is an increase of 12.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brookside had a population of 233 people. This makes Brookside the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 233 people, the population of Brookside increased 6.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 219 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brookside.

Communities Also Named Brookside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Brookside - they are located in Alabama (3), California, Delaware, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (9), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookside.

Communities near Brookside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookside.

• Florence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Coal Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  • Coal Creek is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Creek <5>
• Buckskin Joe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
  • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
• Penrose
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
  • Penrose is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <5>
• Sunset City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
  • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
• Wetmore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Wetmore is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <5>
• Siloam
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
• Stone City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
  • Stone City is located in Pueblo County
• Victor
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Teller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <5>
• Goldfield
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Teller County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brookside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookside. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookside.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookside. See our Newspapers Page for Brookside.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookside ...

Looking for more information about Brookside? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brookside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookside.

Adding Brookside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brookside in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brookside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brookside post office opened in 1888.

We also found Brookside in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/